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Dental Insurance
An ADA survey in 2000 indicated that a lack of insurance was the top reason most respondents listed for not visiting the dentist.
Digital Diagnosis
Just imagine what it would be like if you could transform what is a tedious and repetitive chore for most hygienists and assistants into something that they really love to do.
Enhancing Technology
Attention techies and manufacturers: I need your help! I am often asked about image management in the dental practice.
Extras
In our office, we choose to accept insurance assignment. The reason? Good old competition.
In this monthly feature, Dr. Gordon Christensen addresses the most frequently asked questions from Dental Economics readers.
Flourishing in Changing Times
A successful dental practice is in constant change. Change can be instigated from within. Exterior forces also can cause practices to change.
The Internet
I hope that you enjoyed the collection of sites I presented in last month's column and have used them to research or buy a new or used car.
New Products
Opportunity Knocks
Many dentists become uncomfortable and are not sure what to do when a team member or patient starts to cry.
Pearls for your Practice
Practice Success
A sage once noted that the easiest way to make money is to stop losing it. When enterprising dentists open their practices and venture into the business world, the name of the game is profit.
Practice Transitions
The fear that existing staff will not stay with a new doctor is largely unwarranted in the majority of practice transitions. Although it could happen, it normally does not. Here's why.
Shared Secrets
The editors of THE DENTAL ADVISOR™ proudly bring you the "Shared Secrets" column. Every other month, we will feature dental products and equipment that have received top ratings in THE DENTAL ADVISOR™. Take your practice to the next level with the help of our "Shared Secrets."
Tax Q&A
My CPA told me about an IRS tax credit that helps offset some of the costs of retirement plan setup. Can you give me some more information?
Features
Wouldn't it be great if your dental office could capture part of the Disney magic?
Crisis management - i.e., managing the unexpected - is key for practice success. Out of crisis can arise creativity, innovation, and change.
Now that construction has begun on your dream office, it is time to implement strategies to make your new practice successful.
Don't avoid talking to your patients about the cost of treatment! Let them know you have payment options to fit their needs.
Armed with pertinent data from the hygiene department, the task at hand is to evaluate that data. What do the numbers mean?
Strategies for including the hygienist in the future of therapy.
Oral or pharyngeal cancer will be diagnosed in an estimated 30,000 Americans this year and will cause approximately 8,000 deaths. On average, only half of those with the disease will survive more than five years.
Scarcity is at the heart of all economic theory. We make choices every day about how to spend our money and use our time.
Eliminate the nagging feeling that the operatory is cluttered.
Dr. John Jameson recently with spoke with Dr. Stewart Rosenberg, an international authority on microdentistry.
In the past few years, operative-dentistry techniques have focused on minimal invasiveness and sacrifice of sound tooth structure.
Kerrville is a beautiful little town in the Hill Country of Texas.
When I first started doing composites as a restorative material of choice back in the early 1980s, the treatment of choice was to bond to glass ionomer cements.
Interest rates are on the rise. Normally, this would be considered unfavorable for stocks. But just how worried should you be, and should you continue to add to your stock market portfolio?
Retreating endodontic cases is a prospect that haunts every practitioner. These expert tips and solutions from the guys at Real World Endo can help dentists turn this frustrating endeavor into a profitable one.
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Editor's Note
I have felt the touch of many people during the last few weeks. All have left an indelible mark on my life. One good friend shared memories of losing his first-born son on the 92nd floor of Tower 1.
Volume 99 Issue 10
October, 2009
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